Salem
A public school district in Salem, Massachusetts, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,831
- Students enrolled
- 329.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 752
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $26,434
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,831 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,555th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 63rd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $26,434 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 89% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Salem spent $26,434 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,594 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $26,434 | $99.2 million | 3,752 |
| FY2022 | $25,931 | $95.0 million | 3,665 |
| FY2021 | $23,107 | $86.3 million | 3,734 |
| FY2020 | $23,290 | $84.3 million | 3,620 |
| FY2019 | $24,887 | $92.5 million | 3,718 |
| FY2018 | $21,326 | $78.8 million | 3,694 |
| FY2017 | $19,877 | $76.3 million | 3,838 |
| FY2016 | $19,888 | $76.9 million | 3,868 |
| FY2015 | $18,943 | $79.5 million | 4,199 |
| FY2014 | $17,425 | $75.6 million | 4,336 |
| FY2013 | $15,527 | $68.2 million | 4,395 |
| FY2012 | $15,384 | $70.1 million | 4,559 |
| FY2011 | $15,288 | $69.8 million | 4,565 |
| FY2010 | $14,273 | $64.2 million | 4,496 |
| FY2009 | $15,671 | $69.7 million | 4,447 |
| FY2008 | $15,872 | $70.2 million | 4,422 |
| FY2007 | $15,466 | $68.6 million | 4,433 |
| FY2006 | $13,645 | $63.3 million | 4,637 |
| FY2005 | $12,594 | $59.4 million | 4,715 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.6 million | 11.7% |
| State | $43.3 million | 40.2% |
| Local | $51.9 million | 48.2% |
| Total | $107.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bates | 410 |
| Bentley Academy Innovation School | 286 |
| Carlton | 247 |
| Collins Middle | 611 |
| Horace Mann Laboratory | 293 |
| New Liberty Innovation School | 36 |
| Salem Early Childhood | 106 |
| Salem High | 952 |
| Salem Prep High School | 23 |
| Saltonstall School | 412 |
| Witchcraft Heights | 455 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2510380
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved